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Control Laws for Autonomous Landing on Pitching Decks
(2018-07)This thesis addresses the problem of landing a quadcopter onto the pitching deck of a ship, as a partial simulation of a shipboard landing during high seas. The deck is modeled to pitch with a sinusoidal motion. While ... -
A Comprehensive Data-Driven Characterization of Organ Transplantation
(2018-07)Organ transplantation yearly saves thousands of lives worldwide; yet, 22 people still die each day only in the USA due to the ever-increasing imbalance between the supply and demand of organs. Currently, this organ-allocation ... -
Unexpected Effects: The Dual Effects of Prevalent Work Characteristics on Goal Accomplishment and the Moderating Role of Proactivity
(2018-07)The present study addressed the issue of the inability of current job design models to account for some of the complexities associated with prominent job characteristics (e.g., autonomy, task variety, and interdependence) ... -
Development of a Small Diameter Rapid Pressuremeter Test for Unbound Pavement Layer Evaluations
(2018-07)Six inch and 12 inch long small diameter pressuremeter (SDPMT) probes were developed and tested extensively to determine in situ stress-strain properties of unbound pavement layers. They were deployed in the same hole ... -
MORPHOLOGY OF THE OLFACTORY APPARATUS IN LEPTOCEPHALUS LARVAE
(2018-07)Leptocephalus larvae are a unique larval form that unites the Elopomorph fishes. This larval form has morphological and cellular characteristics that differ from most other teleost fishes. The visual system of leptocephali ... -
Photochemical Crosslinking of Methacrylated Collagen Hydrogels: Effect of I2959 vs. VA086 on Mechanics and Cellular Response
(2018-07)Irgacure 2959 (I2959) is widely used for photochemical crosslinking of a variety of different hydrogels. However, the free radicals generated from I2959 have been reported to be highly cytotoxic. Previous work has shown ... -
Communication Audit for Groundswell Startups
(2018-07)This design project provides Groundswell Startups with a set of suggestions for its communication strategies based on a communication audit. The suggestions are based on marketing and communication literature, as well as, ... -
A Development Environment to Integrate Big Data with Deep Learning
(2018-07)This thesis describes a development environment that integrates big data architectures and deep learning models to facilitate rapid experimentation. The thesis makes three major contributions: First, it describes a ... -
Does Training Multiple Alternative Responses Mitigate Resurgence?
(2018-07)Resurgence is a type of treatment relapse that occurs when an extinguished behavior reappears once a more recently reinforced behavior is placed on extinction. Resurgence of problem behavior often occurs when treatment-integrity ... -
Illegitimate Tasks and Employee Silence: A Moderated Mediation Model
(2018-07)This study investigated the relationship between illegitimate tasks and employee silence and examined the mediating role of job engagement and the moderating effect of agreeableness and conscientiousness. Grounded in justice ... -
Employees Attitudes toward Safety Risk Management and Safety Performance at U.S. Airports
(2018-07)Increasing air transportation traffic around the world initiated authorities to take new safety measures into consideration. In 2010, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to ... -
Job Search: From Setting the Goal to Obtaining the Job
(2018-07)Job searching is a nearly universal experience with important consequences. Although research on the job search process is extensive, few studies have examined the goals that individuals have during their job search (i.e., ... -
Execution: A Catalytic Capability in Firm Performance
(2018-07)This qualitative study explores the nature of business execution. Specifically, it seeks to understand the nature of a firm’s capability to execute, how and why some firms execute better than others, and the impact that ... -
Design and Characterization of Composite Membranes for Solar Fuel Generating Devices
(2018-07)Currently, there is a great need for research and development on new sources of energy in order to meet energy demands in a clean, efficient, sustainable, economical and environmentally friendly way. A system that promises ... -
The Integrated Model of Self-Confidence: Defining and Operationalizing Self-Confidence in Organizational Settings
(2018-07)Research suggests that self-confidence is related to success, educational achievement, negotiation, and personal well-being, among other things. It is commonly asserted that employees need to have some degree of self-confidence ... -
X-rays from Magnetic B-type Stars
(2018-07)Recent surveys have found that ∼10% of massive stars host strong, mostly dipolar magnetic fields with strengths on the order of a kilogauss. The prominent idea describing the interaction between the stellar winds and the ... -
Negative Mind Wandering as a Symptom of Incivility: What it Means for Important Workplace Outcomes
(2018-06)The effects of experienced incivility have been explained by a variety of cognitive and emotional mechanisms, but mind wandering may also be responsible for many processes and behaviors associated with incivility due to ... -
On the Automation of Cyber Experimentation
(2018-06)There are a variety of tools available to users to perform cyber experimentation, and many of them automate some aspects of the experimentation lifecycle. However, they either support a minimal subset of the tools across ... -
Human-Centered Design of a 3D-Augmented Strategic Weather Management System for the Aviation Community
(2018-07)Convective weather is one of the main causes of accidents in the National Airspace System according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The purpose of this research, aligned with current NextGen research efforts, was ... -
An Empirical Path Loss Model for Wireless Sensor Network Deployment in a Library Environment
(2018-07)Wireless networks are becoming more commonplace which has necessitated the know-how to optimally place the devices. There have been studies using wireless sensor networks inside of libraries and museums. However, extensive ...